Team list Tuesday- Rnd 1 2025 vs Storm

[the phantom menace]

24 hours prior

Thanks... seems like an eternity to wait for this first actual lineup for the year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

A lot of people probably expect us to get done badly on Sunday but I think we will take it right up to the Storm.

Me too. I had $5 on the Eels. In Ryles we trust.

 

[Soto]

Anyone going to the game?
You should be given free eels membership for 2025 and 26 for doing so.
Feels like the air has gone out of the balloon with Moses being out and now expected 6 weeks and also having 7 players on the injured list and JAC unavailable.
Plus the last team you want to be playing first up on their home ground.
Everything is pointing to an absolute belting but hoping we see a very different and determined Eels go for 80 minutes.
Would be a minor miracle but like most I go in with little expectation

 

[84 Baby]

Melbourne in Melbourne, players unavailable, new coach, work experience ref and on top of that the pube collector in the bunker. Smells ripe for an ambush!

 

[TheParraboy]

Any truth Matto ruled out ?

 

[Soto]

Any truth Matto ruled out ?

Taking first 3 weeks off?

 

[Noise]

Menstrual cramps.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Any truth Matto ruled out ?

I think there maybe a bit of a truth to it from what I am hearing.

Which means if true when can we start to put a fork in Matto and look for a medical retirement somewhere.

Another player who hasn't really delivered to the generous contract we gave him.

You look at bloke like Gutho was who broke his body every week despite being busted to get out there.

The moment Matto gets a niggle or a sniffle its RDO time.

 

[hineyrulz]

Is Matto the softest ever Eel???

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Time to blood another up and comer.

 

[the phantom menace]

Poor Matterson... lucky he had that PO to fall back on, smart work by the club.

 

[Noise]

Is Matto the softest ever Eel???

Someone on here once suggested he was captain material

 

[JokerEel]

Someone on here once suggested he was captain material

f**k I hope that wasn't me

 

[JokerEel]

 

[JokerEel]

Who debuts if Matto is out??

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Wow.....this is sad....this guy will now be out for the next 3 months....


I feel like it's season over before a ball has been kicked.....

 

[the phantom menace]

Back injury... it might be a bit like Hodgson's initially innocuous neck injury? Possible medical retirement down the track, ideally only when we've lined up a replacement?

 

[the phantom menace]

Tuivaiti on the bench for Matto, Papalii and Mataele retained as 18th and 19th.

 

[Suitman]

I feel like it's season over before a ball has been kicked.....

That's the spirit!!

 

[Soto]

Tuivaiti on the bench for Matto, Papalii and Mataele retained as 18th and 19th.

Although I don't mind the injection and faith in youth that would have to be most inexperienced 1st grade bench in the history of the NRL ever. Period.